The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, PTSD, specified personality disorder, and specified depressive disorder secondary to chronic pain, depression, anxiety disorder, mood disorder NOS, and panic disorder without agoraphobia with mild panic attacks.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's diagnosed psychiatric conditions are related to service. The Board found that the private medical opinion provided by a clinician who verified one of the Veteran's military stressors and opined that the Veteran's PTSD is more likely than not related to his military experience to be probative.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, PTSD, specified personality disorder, specified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092368
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